Ex parte SINGH et al. - Page 9




          Appeal No. 95-0865                                                           
          Application 08/08/007,950                                                    












          The reaction takes place in the presence of "a base such as                  
          potassium carbonate [K CO ], sodium hydride [NaH], and the like,             
                                2  3                                                   
          preferably potassium carbonate" (col. 8, lines 5-7).                         
                    12. X of Bisacchi Compound 13 is a "leaving group"                 
          (col. 3, line 64) such as trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy (triflyl;              
          CF )SO)O) ) (col. 3, lines 66-67), corresponding to applicants'               
            3                                                                          
          claimed X which can be, inter alia, a perfluoroalkane sulfonyloxy            
          group.  The Bisacchi X can also be methanesulfonyloxy (mesyl;                
          CH )SO)O) ) (col. 3, line 65) or p-nitrobenzenesulfonyloxy (nosyl;            
            3                                                                          
          O N)C H )SO)O)) (col. 4, lines 30-31).                                        
           2  6 4                                                                      
                    13. The R  of Bisacchi's Compounds 13 and 14 is4                                                        
          a protecting group such as an acyl group (e.g., acetyl), a benzyl            
          group, t-butyldiphenylsilyl or t-triisopropylsilyl (col. 3,                  
          lines 59-63), which corresponds to applicants' "Prot" group when             
          "Prot" is t-butyldiphenylsilyl, t-triisopropylsilyl or an acyl               
          group and applicants' R  acetyl, i.e., is alkyl of 1 carbon.                 
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